Antec 120mm Sonata fan

Tom Brown · Post by **Tom Brown** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:56 pm

Has anyone else tried connecting it up to a 12v power source to hear it at full speed. If you haven't, give it a go. Holy cow! These things are tractors.

Zhentar · Post by **Zhentar** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:46 pm

All 120mm fans are loud at 12v, even my panaflo L1As and FBKs are much too loud.

Tom Brown · Post by **Tom Brown** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:54 pm

Thanks.

How do people get their systems to run quiet? Should I put a 92mm L1A in place of the Antec 120mm unit?

I've been thinking about trying to run it with the 120mm fan disconnected for a while and watch the temperatures. Even if the L1A in my power supply ramps up to the top, it will still be more quiet than it is with the 120mm fan running.

hmmm... I've been waiting on 120mm L1A stock to replace my Antec 120mm fans. Perhaps I need to do a rethink. What is everyone else doing?

Vector · Post by **Vector** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:09 pm

I don't have a Sonata, but I have 120mm fans. I attach them to the 3-pin motherboard headers, and let the auto-speed/temp sensor handle the speed adjusting automatically. It keeps them down at around 1200RPMs, but still keeps the case nice and cool. But you could also use a Zalman Fanmate, or some other speed control device, and adjust the speed manually.

energy · Post by **energy** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:55 pm

You could just run it at 5 volts, though this is very quiet, it won't have anywhere near enough airflow through a standard Sonata case (bad intake design), and 7 volts is too loud (for me), best bet is to use a Fanmate to control the speed around the 5.5-6.5v mark.